The Eglouvi Plateau-Code ILL293 (To oropedio tis Eglouvis-Kodikos ILL293)

A documentary by Eleonora Fiorou(duration 01:15:31) 2010 Director, Producer:Eleonora Fiorou Film Editor:Alexis Pezas Music Composer:Akis Daoutis DOCUMENTARY SUMMARY Ancient Volti, with its stone buildings and threshing floors, at 1000 m. on the Vouni Plateau on the Greek island of Lefkada, is home to the renowned organic Englouvi lentil. In January, the Englouvi women, wearing traditional costumes, sow the lentil seeds "with the pagan spirits." The seeds sleep under the snow, and the women return in springtime to weed them. In summer, when the lentils mature, they harvest and thresh them by hand, retaining the seeds for next year's sowing. The women are diminishing. The Volti are crumbling. The Plateau must be preserved for its unique natural beauty, architecture and human activity.